But the family cast really made up for it, especially Chris Evans’ heel turn given how much he was associated with the Captain America role. They were all so despicable in their own ways.

It’s so crazy how awful the Google search experience has become. It’s arguably still better than any current alternatives, but man it feels like someone could come in and dethrone it relatively easily these days, just by removing the clutter. The AI results are garbage and yet another thing I have to ignore and…

Yup. I get to read medical studies of all stripes almost once a week for work, and nothing bugs me more than people who magically expect that same amount of rigor from a pop culture moment.

I thought Glass Onion was so bad that it made Knives Out less enjoyable for me in retrospect. I've generally liked RJ's movies but I wish he'd get off this train.

Always thought it was weird people criticized SSM as like an actual scientific experiment when it’s pretty clear it was gonzo journalism. I’m not the biggest fan or detractor, but I think it’s disingenuous to act like he was doing a controlled experiment, and it actually did have an impact on the food industry, I…

this is so refreshing to see, a classic av club piece. keep em coming.

What makes the prequels less soulless than the prequels? How is a CGI C3P0 Three Stooging his way through a conveyer belt to be saved by a CGI flying R2D2 not a cynical, childish cash grab any different from the sequels? How is Lucas talking about writing the script for Episode III and saying the third act was easy…

I’m not easily shocked but watched the video and said “Oh my God” multiple times. Absolutely at Ray Rice levels. I’m glad there’s actual evidence to potentially put this guy away, after the sheer number of allegations against him which suggest he's a true scourge on the music industry. 

While I’ve never watched a Filoni animated series, I grew up as a huge SW nerd. I read all of the EU up to the Yuuzhan Vong debacle, most of the comics, and gradually lost interest.

This is why “I’m hella loyal to my friends and family!” always scans as “I’m not very principled” to me. In real world practice, it’s quite difficult to be both.

Watched episode 1, and it’s never a good sign when characters in-universe are talking about how dull the proceedings are. I get the need for setup, but it just doesn’t seem like there's much here, both story-wise and chemistry-wise.

John Williams’ music.

I think that’s arguably the core issue of the whole MeToo movement. Everyone is against the people who victimized them or their friends and sexual abuse in the abstract, but systemic change also requires people to stop trying to accuse the victimizers that they’re friends with, and that’s just a bridge too far for a…

It's crazy considering how recently Stone's been talking about abuse and coercion early in her career. It's like Mia Farrow defending Polanski. The cognitive dissonance is unreal.

This is off-topic, but made me think about the ending of WandaVision, and it’s even stranger in retrospect given Wanda’s role in Doctor Strange. WV bends over backwards to make sure she is NOT the villain, and Agatha is, even though the story points to Wanda being the villain. “Agatha All Along”, while catchy, wasn’t…

This is a very weird and bad take on this situation

Huh? Apes made $129 mil on a $160 mil budget just this weekend, and is the kind-of sequel to a movie that made $490 mil.

It’s so funny how the most vanilla comedians complain about this shit and actual filthy comedians couldn’t give a shit.

Tarsem is who Snyder Bros think Snyder is. A true visual artist. One of these people where it’s very easy for critics to complain that he’s style over substance, but where the style is so imbued with artistry that you realize that style and substance, in his case, are one in the same.

Tarsem Singh! One of the my favourite - and sadly, underrated and underemployed - directors slash cinematographers.